Kerry Bowman
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Kerry Bowman, PhD, is a Canadian bioethicist and conservationist. Born in Montreal and now based in Toronto, he is a frequent public speaker both nationally and internationally. He is best known for his wide-ranging work in the areas of bioethics and environmental protection. In the field of clinical ethics, Dr. Bowman specializes in end-of-life decision-making and cross-cultural healthcare delivery, as well as genetics, genomics, cloning-animal ethics and ethical questions in emerging medical technologies. He has been consulted on these topics in countries such as Iran, the People’s Republic of China and South Africa.
Dr. Bowman is the clinical ethicist for Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and holds an academic appointment with The University of Toronto in Family and Community Medicine. He also serves with The University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics[1] and The University of Toronto Centre for Environment.
Dr. Bowman currently works with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)[1] as an author on the Global Environment Outlook Report GEO5. He previously served as an author on the UNEP’s GEO4 report. He is well known for his expertise on the interface between human needs, cultures and environmental health. In this capacity, he has provided such consultations in countries ranging from Algeria, the Andaman Islands and Suriname to Vietnam, Laos and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). In recent years, Dr. Bowman has also worked extensively in Brazil, consulting on a variety of projects that aim to balance environmental needs with human well-being.
A member of the board of directors for the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada, Dr. Bowman is also the founding president of the Canadian Ape Alliance. This Toronto-based organization operates and oversees extensive projects in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, advancing conservation and awareness of threatened great ape populations and their environment while respecting human need. In addition, he has conducted extensive in situ field work with the four great ape species of both Africa and Indonesia.
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- ^ Stuart Laidlaw (9 April 2009). "Ethics tricky in transplant matter". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/article/616028. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
